Confidence: Medium · Source: FCC ULS · As of 2026-09-12
K3PLW callsign genealogy
Currently held by KERN, WILLIAM L
The FCC publishes a previous_call_sign on
every amateur license — a self-link to the licensee's prior callsign.
Following those links produces the chain below.
Previous callsigns
Older callsigns held by K3PLW's current licensee, walking backwards.
- Kern, William LPAgranted 2016-06-13cancelled 2016-07-08
Successor callsigns
Callsigns held now by people who previously held K3PLW.
No current licensee on record previously held this callsign.
All historical holders
Every license row we've seen with the callsign K3PLW, oldest first.
- KERN, WILLIAM L PA1996-09-23 → cancelled 2008-09-24
- Kern, William L PA2016-07-08 active